Chapter 107: I’m not afraid of no good things, I’m just afraid of no good people!
A bearded man sneered and asked, "Is that old fellow surnamed Tai really that powerful? He killed a bandit with just one blow!"
He pronounced the last four words with great emphasis, and his men followed suit with force.
Hua Niang couldn't bear the pain and quickly winked at the little sisters who were gossiping.
Unfortunately, the little sister didn't know whether she was distracted or really didn't see it, and continued to talk without noticing, "Of course, people say that the old man of the Tai family is the most powerful! He fought the enemy outside the Great Wall back then. Isn't it easy to deal with a few bandits?
"Besides, what are these bandits? They're probably just some petty thieves hiding their true colors. I don't know how they got so blinded that they came to our Tai'an to wreak havoc, and then got busted! Humph, if they have the guts, they won't dare to come here again to seek death in their next life!"
"Bang!"
As soon as Hua Niang finished speaking, the table in front of her was kicked over by the bearded man.
The bearded man was about to curse when he was stopped by a tall and thin man next to him, who whispered to him,
"Brother, these are just some mean women joking around. What do they know? Let's eat and drink our fill and have some fun tonight. We still have to get on with our business tomorrow!"
The other seven or eight men who were sitting separately also responded.
"That's right, that's right, big brother, don't bother with these bitches."
"What do they know? They have long hair and little knowledge!"
"They just say bad things when they have nothing to do. Let's serve them well tonight."
This last sentence made everyone laugh. Although the Hua Niangs didn't know what was wrong with saying that Mr. Tai was fighting against the bandits, they also knew that they had caused trouble...
The next morning, just as the morning light was rising, the south gate of Tai'an County was crowded with people who were anxious to enter the city.
Several soldiers on duty yawned and lifted the bolt lazily, almost falling over when they were pushed by the people coming in.
The soldier was so angry that he drew the long sword from his waist and smashed it at everyone.
The people retreated in panic, and some were pushed to the ground because they couldn't stand steadily. Some even overturned their baskets, and the fresh wild vegetables in the baskets turned into rotten leaves in the blink of an eye!
After a while, the people who had learned to queue up finally entered the city one by one, and the people in the city also began to leave the city one after another.
The big man who had slept in the brothel for a night came out with his horse. Just as he was about to mount the horse and set off, he suddenly heard someone crying and cursing on the side of the road.
"I really can't live like this. What kind of world is this? The unscrupulous people are enjoying the good life, while poor people like me are bullied everywhere! Oh, God, when will you open your eyes and send down a thunderbolt to kill all the Tai family members?"
The big man in the lead originally looked down on the crying man, but when he heard the three words "Tai family", he pulled the reins.
"Hey, you mourner, come here!" He pointed at the man with his whip, motioning him to come forward.
The man was crying sadly, and when he looked up he was shocked to see a group of ferocious men. He didn't dare to run away, so he could only walk forward tremblingly, bowed cautiously and asked.
"This...this good man, may I ask for your help?"
The leading man glanced at him with disdain and asked, "You just called them the Tai family. Are you talking about the Tai family that killed three bandits?"
The man was stunned by the question and didn't know how to respond for a long time.
The leading man became impatient and raised his whip to hit them.
The man immediately raised his hands to protect his head and shouted, "Master, spare my life! I'll tell you, I'll tell you! I'm talking about the Tai family who killed the bandit! They're all bad people. They're bullying people around here and bullying their neighbors!"
"I'm from the same tribe, but they kept pushing me to work without paying me. I just asked a few questions and was chased out of the village..."
The leading man was impatient to listen to his complaints and lashed him out twice, cursing, "I want you to tell me whether the Tai family killed three bandits!"
Needless to say, the man who was crying and cursing just now was Tai Jicang.
He originally thought that everything would go smoothly if he lived with his wife to his father-in-law's house.
He never imagined that his father-in-law's family had been kind to him before only because he had often sent them food and other necessities. Now that the three of them had come to live with them, his father-in-law and his uncles had completely changed their attitude.
He was as busy as a donkey every day, with endless work to do, but his uncles could rest.
When he was eating, he could count the grains of rice in his bowl, which was almost just rice soup.
He worked on an empty stomach every day and almost fainted several times.
That would have been fine, but a few days ago he caught a cold and fainted with a fever. He wanted to go to the city to see a doctor and asked his father-in-law for a few cents, but his father-in-law actually beat him up.
He had no choice but to go find a place to dig up some wild vegetables yesterday, thinking of selling them in the city this morning and secretly saving some for himself, but they ended up being trampled to pieces again!
He couldn't help but recall the time when he lived in Taijia Village, where he had his own house, his own land, and could work with everyone to earn some pocket money.
If it weren't for his sixth uncle's family disliking him and finding fault with him everywhere, how could he have suffered so much!
The more he thought about it, the more hateful he became. He then looked at the big men and saw that they were obviously not good people. So a surge of anger rushed to his head and he shouted loudly.
"Of course I know. Tai Laoliu's family is so rampant! Not only did they kill three bandits, they also shouted that bandits are shit and they would kill anyone they saw! No one can stand up to them!
"What a bullshit bandit! He'd have to kneel down and beg for his life before the Tai family! I heard it with my own ears. If you're lying, I'll... I'll be struck by lightning and die a miserable death!"
Tai Jicang exaggerated and swore, and at the end he looked the men up and down and added another sentence.
"My dear fellows, are you also... from the Jianghu? Then don't go to the Tai family, or your lives may be in danger!"
The leading man could naturally see that he had bad intentions, but the shameless Tai family was obviously more hateful.
"Tell me, where does this Tai family live?"
Tai Jicang didn't hesitate for a moment and immediately pointed to the foot of the mountain in the south. "The third village to the south, the one with a few old willow trees at the entrance! The first house at the entrance is Tai Laoliu's. They're building a new house!"
The leading man whipped him with a whip and rode away to the south.
The other men followed one after another, and the dust raised by the horses' hooves flew all over Tai Jicang's face, but he was not angry at all, and even danced with joy.
"Serves you right! You're so arrogant, you're going to be in trouble soon! Haha!"
In Taijia Village, no one knew that trouble was about to come.
After working overtime for some time, the main house is finally completed. We just need to put up the beams today so that we can lay the tiles.
When the old man sent Tai Jiye and the others out, he went into the city to find the blind man Banxian to calculate the auspicious time. Unexpectedly, the blind man took the money and told them directly that they could arrive on any day without any worries.
The Tai family's fortune is on the rise. Every day will be good and smooth.
Although the old man thought that the blind man was greedy for money and unreliable, the words did sound nice.
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